Part of the point of self - publishing your work is that you retain control over every aspect of it, and that you not enter into a traditional publishing arrangement. (authorsguild.org)
But don't shy away from a collaborative publishing arrangement with a small or mid-size press, a growing option instead of going it alone. (lulu.com)
I am neither for nor against any type of publishing arrangement that's honest and transparent but non-traditional routes are hardly last resort choices. (theworldsgreatestbook.com)